While a low install base will naturally mean lower sales in Japan, the peripheral might do better than the demo kiosk suggests. Some Japanese players say it is embarrassing to play Kinect in this setting. And Microsoft Japan continues to push Kinect hard with television commercials featuring members of popular idol group SKE48.

In an effort to give Japanese gamers a hands body-on with Kinect, Xbox Japan set up a demo station…
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Meanwhile in the West, Kinect appears to be on its way to being this holiday's hot gift. Because of the size of the American and European markets, low Kinect sales in Japan will not necessarily impact whether Japanese game developers make titles for the Kinect or not. In 2009, several of the country's biggest developers discussed their visions of Kinect, which was then titled Project Natal.